Courage Quotes

"Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer."

- Albert Einstein

"Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind."

- Bobby Fischer

"Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack."

- Wilhelm Steinitz

"It’s always better to sacrifice your opponent’s men."

- Savielly Tartakower

"The pin is mightier than the sword."

- Fred Reinfeld

"Chess is not for timid souls."

- Wilhelm Steinitz

"He who fears an isolated Queen’s Pawn should give up Chess."

- Siegbert Tarrasch

"Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack"

- Wilhelm Steinitz

"You have to have the fighting spirit. You have to force moves and take chances"

- Bobby Fischer

"There are tough players and nice guys, and I’m a tough player"

- Bobby Fischer

"Chess is above all, a fight!"

- Emanuel Lasker

"In Chess, at least, the brave inherit the earth"

- Edmar Mednis

"A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused"

- Rudolf Spielmann

"Chess is ruthless: you’ve got to be prepared to kill people"

- Nigel Short

"In complicated positions, Bobby Fischer hardly had to be afraid of anybody"

- Paul Keres

"The King is a fighting piece. Use it!"

- Wilhelm Steinitz

"I found that ultimately if you truly pour your heart into what you believe in — even if it makes you vulnerable — amazing things can and will happen."

- Emma Watson

"There is a stubbornness about me that can never bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me."

- Jane Austen

"You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it’s right."

- Rosa Parks

"When I dare to be powerful — to use my strength in the service of my vision — then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."

- Audre Lorde

"I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him."

- Booker T. Washington

"Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul."

- Mark Twain

"Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire."

- Jennifer Lee

"Being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble. The question is, are you brave enough to face what you already have?"

- Mufasa

"It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life."

- Elizabeth Kenny

"A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing."

- William Shakespeare

"A lion does not fear at laughter coming from a hyena."

"If you choose to reach for the sun, like the mighty sunflower, you will never have to live in the shadows of despair."

"And the moment you are unafraid of the crowd you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom."

"A fierce wolf is greater than a cowardly lion."